In his 2019 book A Brief History of Lager, Mark Dredge makes an excellent case for pale, effervescent lager as something like humanity’s Platonic ideal of an alcoholic beverage: “Today lager is the world’s most global drink, brewed in virtually every country, and that simultaneously makes it the most local drink, with everywhere having its own lager,” he writes.
Call It a Comeback: Breweries Revive Historic Lagers for the 21st Century
Driven by nostalgia, hometown connections, and the chance to sell some beer at volume, a handful of independent breweries are successfully reviving long-lost local lager brands.
By Kate Bernot
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